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Latitude and Longitude Final
By Farid Elagawany
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What continent is in this picture?
China
South America
North America
Africa
What continent is in this picture?
North America
Africa
South America
China
What continent is in this picture?
Asia
South America
North America
Africa
What continent is in this picture?
China
Asia
Europe
Africa
What continent is in this picture?
Australia
Africa
South America
Asia
What continent is in this picture?
Australia
Africa
Asia
Europe
What continent is in this picture?
Australia
Africa
Europe
Antartica
What is latitude?
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, horizontal lines
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, vertical lines
0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
0 degrees longitude, divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
What is longitude?
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, horizontal lines
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, vertical lines
0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
0 degrees longitude, divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
What is the equator?
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, horizontal lines
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, vertical lines
0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
0 degrees longitude, divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
What is the prime meridian?
Distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees, horizontal lines
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees, vertical lines
0 degrees latitude, divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
0 degrees longitude, divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
What is this a picture of?
A scale
A legend
A compass rose
What continent is in this picture?
China
South America
North America
Africa
What continent is in this picture?
North America
Africa
South America
China
The line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is the
equater
prime meridian
north-south line
Lines of latitude are parallel.
True
False
Parallel lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator are called lines of
longitude
latitude
Together, lines of latitude and longitude form a grid on Earth's surface.
True
False
Using lines of latitude and longitude makes locating places on a globe or map more difficult.
True
False
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
equator
prime meridian
north pole
south pole
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at:
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
a neighboring area to describe the location
latitude lines only
longitude lines only
Which lines run on a globe from east to west?
longitude lines
latitude lines
north pole
south pole
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
Latitude lines
International Date lines
Longitude lines
Meridian lines
Lines of latitude divide the world into what two hemispheres?
East and West
North and South
South and West
North and East
. Latitude lines go from east to west.
True
False
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
equator
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
degrees
kilometers
hours
miles
Choose the right answer
The map show the lines of longitude.
The map shows the lines of latitude.
What are latitude and longitude lines?
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
Visible lines that divide the Earth
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
_______ lines on a globe run from North to South.
latitude
longitude
north pole
south pole